#  Dionnet Bhatti 

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**Thesis advisor:** Todd Anthony  
**Rotation lab(s):** Bradford Lowell, Todd Anthony  
**For me, home is:** Atlanta/ NYC  
**Undergraduate degree(s)**: BS Biology (neuroscience emphasis) and Psychology  
**Research experience before PiN:** Prior to starting my graduate training, I worked in the labs of Drs. Philip V. Holmes, Michael Bruchas, and Paul Greengard. In these labs, I used behavioral, pharmacological, optogenetic, and molecular-genetic approaches to investigate the neurobiological mechanisms underlying threat responses, feeding, and behavioral stress.  
**Current research interests:** Broadly, I am interested in how neural systems evaluate our experiences, adapt, and direct behaviors necessary for survival. In Dr. Todd Anthony's laboratory at Harvard Medical School/Boston Children's Hospital, I use optical tools for monitoring and manipulating neural activity to investigate how experience and perception shape neural dynamics and concomitant defensive behaviors.  
**Interests outside lab / favorite hangouts:** Outside of the lab, I like to make music and bike around the city. 

 

 

 





 

 

- ## Entry year
    
     [2019-2020](/entry-year/2019-2020)
- ## People
    
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